Oscar -winner Jennifer Lawrence is right on target again in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” the epic sequel to the 2012 megahit about a strong-willed female archer in a dystopian future.

The eagerly anticipated film, which is based on the second volume in the best-selling Suzanne Collins trilogy, won’t hit theaters until Thursday midnight. To tide you over till then, here are five off-the-cuff reactions after seeing it Monday. Read my full review Tuesday.

1. Is it as good as the first film? Yes. In fact, it’s a better made film, with the secondary characters — especially the Tributes — being more fully developed.

Otto Warmbier was arrested in January 2016 at the end of a brief tourist visit to North Korea. He had been medically evacuated and was being treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center when he died at age 22.